Pakistanis angry over detentions in Times Sq. case Monday, May 24, 2010
ISLAMABAD – Relatives of three men detained by Pakistan for alleged links to the suspect in the attempted Times Square bombing say the men are innocent.
They
AFP - Thursday, August 6TAIPEI (AFP) - - Taiwan's Beijing-friendly government on Wednesday denied boycotting an Australian film festival amid a row over the e
BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel suffered a double blow on Thursday as a senior party ally in east German
Minister seeks closure of anti-Berlusconi websites Wednesday, December 16, 2009
ROME (AFP) - – The Italian government moved Tuesday to close down Internet sites encouraging further violence against Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who
By ELAINE KURTENBACH,AP Business Writer AP - Wednesday, March 18SHANGHAI - Asia's stock market rally seemed to be running out of steam Wednesday, despite an
Edition:
U.S.
Africa
Arabic
Argentina
Brazil
Canada
China
France
Germany
India
Italy
Japan
Latin America
Mexico
Russia
Spain
United Kingdom
Home
Business
Business Home
Economy
Technology
Media
Small Business
Legal
Deals
Earnings
Social Pulse
Business Video
The Freeland File
Markets
Markets Home
U.S. Markets
European Markets
Asian Markets
Global Market Data
Indices
M&A
Stocks
Bonds
Currencies
Commodities
Futures
Funds
peHUB
World
World Home
U.S.
Brazil
China
Euro Zone
Japan
Mexico
Russia
India Insight
World Video
Reuters Investigates
Decoder
Politics
Politics Home
Election 2012
Tales from the Trail
Political Punchlines
Supreme Court
Politics Video
Tech
Technology Home
MediaFile
Science
Tech Video
Tech Tonic
Social Pulse
Opinion
Opinion Home
Chrystia Freeland
John Lloyd
Felix Salmon
Jack Shafer
David Rohde
Bernd Debusmann
Nader Mousavizadeh
Lucy P. Marcus
David Cay Johnston
Bethany McLean
Edward Hadas
Hugo Dixon
Ian Bremmer
Lawrence Summers
Susan Glasser
The Great Debate
Steven Brill
Jack & Suzy Welch
Frederick Kempe
Christopher Papagianis
Breakingviews
Equities
Credit
Private Equity
M&A
Macro & Markets
Politics
Breakingviews Video
Money
Money Home
Tax Break
Lipper Awards 2012
Global Investing
MuniLand
Unstructured Finance
Linda Stern
Mark Miller
John Wasik
James Saft
Analyst Research
Alerts
Watchlist
Portfolio
Stock Screener
Fund Screener
Personal Finance Video
Money Clip
Investing 201
Life
Health
Sports
Arts
Faithworld
Business Traveler
Entertainment
Oddly Enough
Lifestyle Video
Pictures
Pictures Home
Reuters Photographers
Full Focus
Video
Reuters TV
Reuters News
Article
Comments (0)
Pictures
MTV Movie Awards
The best from the red carpet and the stage. Slideshow
Follow Reuters
Facebook
Twitter
RSS
YouTube
Read
Russia turns east to embrace looming China
04 Jun 2012
Spain says markets shutting it out, seeks EU help for banks
9:09am EDT
Spain says credit markets closing its doors, G7 takes no action
|
12:22pm EDT
Nearly half of Germans want Greece to leave euro: poll
9:05am EDT
Husband's absence tempers jubilee joy for UK queen
11:08am EDT
Discussed
347
NY mayor blasts sugar ban critics: ”That’s a lot of soda”
265
Louisiana’s bold bid to privatize schools
262
Florida to continue voter purge in defiance of warning
Watched
U.S. Morning Call: G7 emergency call on EU debt woes
Mon, Jun 4 2012
Mogees software makes music magic
Mon, Jun 4 2012
Market Pulse: Spain issues distress call; G7 confers
7:00am EDT
Pictures
Reuters Photojournalism
Our day's top images, in-depth photo essays and offbeat slices of life. See the best of Reuters photography. See more | Photo caption
Hunger in Yemen
More than half the children in Yemen under the age of five are stunted due to hunger and poor nutrition. Slideshow
Plane crash in Nigeria
A passenger jet crashes into in an apartment block. Slideshow
Poland's song attracts extreme emotions, copycats
Tweet
Share this
Email
Print
Related News
Poland seeks apology for Obama Holocaust comments
Wed, May 30 2012
Analysis & Opinion
Rowdy Rathore: South Indian remix
At home with Hercules
Related Topics
Entertainment »
Fashion »
WARSAW |
Tue Jun 5, 2012 9:26am EDT
WARSAW (Reuters) - Kitschy but catchy, Poland's official Euro 2012 song performed by a group of female folk singers has attracted dozens of copycats and, without copyright protection, has even been used to advertise liver medicine.
Jarzebiny, a previously unknown group of eight women sporting traditional garb from a village in southern Poland, beat some of the country's most popular artists with "Koko Euro Spoko" (Coco Euro OK), a song based on a traditional Polish folk melody.
The tune has evoked extreme emotions among Poles, with its fans saying it is a fun way of celebrating the country's agrarian culture ahead of the high profile soccer championship being co-hosted by Poland and Ukraine which kicks off on Friday.
Yet everyone around Poland seems to be humming the song, which has also spawned remixes on the Internet that include versions with Australian singer Gotye and the anthem from the last World Cup, Shakira's equally catchy "Waka Waka".
One Polish drug maker borrowed "Koko Euro Spoko" in one of its commercials for liver medicine, taking advantage of the fact that the traditional melody, unlike the lyrics, is not protected by local law.
But the Jarzebiny singers, whose ages range from 33 to 82, appear unfazed by their newly won fame, although recently they complained that they will not be performing at Friday's Euro 2012 opening ceremony at the National stadium in Warsaw.
"The band is just happy that the Euro Championship gave it an opportunity to promote traditional culture and if there are additional benefits from that even better," said Katarzyna Enemulo, Jarzebiny's manager.
(Reporting by Dagmara Leszkowicz; Editing by Ken Ferris)
Entertainment
Fashion
Tweet this
Link this
Share this
Digg this
Email
Reprints
We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/
Comments (0)
Be the first to comment on reuters.com.
Add yours using the box above.
Edition:
U.S.
Africa
Arabic
Argentina
Brazil
Canada
China
France
Germany
India
Italy
Japan
Latin America
Mexico
Russia
Spain
United Kingdom
Back to top
Reuters.com
Business
Markets
World
Politics
Technology
Opinion
Money
Pictures
Videos
Site Index
Legal
Bankruptcy Law
California Legal
New York Legal
Securities Law
Support & Contact
Support
Corrections
Connect with Reuters
Twitter
Facebook
LinkedIn
RSS
Podcast
Newsletters
Mobile
About
Privacy Policy
Terms of Use
AdChoices
Copyright
Our Flagship financial information platform incorporating Reuters Insider
An ultra-low latency infrastructure for electronic trading and data distribution
A connected approach to governance, risk and compliance
Our next generation legal research platform
Our global tax workstation
Thomsonreuters.com
About Thomson Reuters
Investor Relations
Careers
Contact Us
Thomson Reuters is the world's largest international multimedia news agency, providing investing news, world news, business news, technology news, headline news, small business news, news alerts, personal finance, stock market, and mutual funds information available on Reuters.com, video, mobile, and interactive television platforms. Thomson Reuters journalists are subject to an Editorial Handbook which requires fair presentation and disclosure of relevant interests.
NYSE and AMEX quotes delayed by at least 20 minutes. Nasdaq delayed by at least 15 minutes. For a complete list of exchanges and delays, please click here.